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Car temp gauge went to 3/4 range today and then went back to normal twice today on 50 mile commute to work nearing the end of the trip. Pulled into work and gauge had been running normal for last few … read more

My 97 F150 is not building up pressure in the coolant lines. Replaced thermostat and the rad cap still not building pressure. Heater Core lines are both very hot. The upper rad hose is hot but the bot… read more

hi, 2003 expedition, 5.4. cooling problem. replaced thermostat. system builds to much pressure and then releases, coolant still keeps coming out over flow. heat in vents goes from cool to hot to cool … read more

Hi. My 2000 expedition with 5.4 seems to be stuck in cold mode. I had replaced the CHT sensor this spring per the check engine light and have had a good summer. Now the light is on again and milage do… read more

APenland, getting a code P1299, cylinder head overtemp protection active. Temp gauge is normal then goes past the red and oil light comes on. Sometimes it goes back down on its own, but I usaually hav… read more

I have a 1996 Ford Taurus with over heating problems, pulled the radiator and had it cleaned,changed the water pump,it was bad broken impeller,changed t stat and hoses,still running above normal, not … read more

I have a 1999 Ranger 3.0l with 125,000 miles. Never had cooling system trouble before. start truck... temp gauge rises normally.. warm air from heater... temp gauge goes down to cold... heater blows c… read more

The temperature gage on the dashboard has been acting irratic, the heater blows out cold air and ocassionally warm air on my 2002 explorer. The gage went to hot I pulled over for 15 minutes the gage w… read more

I am having problem with my 97 ranger 4.0L.. great A/C but no heat at all... temp gauge doesnt move, even after 1 hour of running.. radiator and reserve tank are full, heater blender door works ( i he… read more

i have a 2002 ford taurus 3.0 and when i turn on the heat after the car is warm the heat goes from warm to cool. also the temperature gauge fluctuates from normal down to near cool. i have changed the… read more

I have a 2005 escape xlt (6cyl). The temp. gauge doesn't register, the idol is high and will not cut back when the eng. is warmed, veh. will not start soon after turning off (acts flooded). could a ba… read more

My temp guage on a 03 f350 4x4 started acting up. It reads normal at low speeds but when i get above about 55mph the temp goes thru the roof and check guage lite comes on. When I slow down the temp de… read more

my car has started to overheat! i replaced the thermostat, the radiator cap. while driving it will run fine, bout 15-20 minutes it''ll see the gauge steadily move up towards the hot. sometimes it will… read more

i have 94 150,changed the thermostat twice in 2 weeks.gauge fluctuates moving from cool to hot-not overheating.put out warm air for a few minutes then quit warming interior.could it be the sending uni… read more

1994 ford ranger, has no heat, and coolant gauge will move only 1/8 change water pump and t-stat flush out and by-pass the haeter core and and only the top of the radiator will get WARM not hot the bo… read more

I have a 1998 Ford Contour. The engine temp guage went all the way to the hot side of the guage (on the wall). After cooling off for several hours the guage is still all the way hot. The engine was co… read more

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